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Kakurigoto |
Hidden matters. Also read kamigoto. Kakurigoto appears in one writing in Nihongi , being used as the opposite of arawanikoto (that which is visible, apparent, manifest), and as a synonym for kamigoto (" kami affairs"). It signifies the invisible actions of the kami , tho... |
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Kakuriyo |
The hidden realm. The antonym of utsushiyo (顕世、現世). The same as Yāmei, Meifu and Yomi, it is the realm where kami and spirits are considered to dwell eternally and pursue their activities. It is a supernatural, supersensory realm not easily discerned from this world, generally unde... |
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Kami |
This " kami ," which is written 神人, is not to be confused with kami in general (神, see kami , § Definitions and Typology ). The kami here is considered to mean a kami with a human nature, but it is also used to refer to " kami and human beings." There is no fixed interpret... |
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Kamigoto |
Kami matters. Antonym of arawanikoto (visible matters). Also used with the meaning of kami rites, festivals. An alternative passage in Nihongi says that Takamusuhi commanded Ōnamuchi (Ōkuninushi), "Let the visible matters over which you have control be governed by my gran... |
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Kamiumi |
Birth of the kami . After Izanagi and Izanami finished creating the lands and the islands beginning with the Great Country of the Myriad Islands (see Ōyashima), they gave birth to various kami ( kamiumi ). According to Kojiki , the first kami to be born was Ōkotooshinoo, symbolizing th... |
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Kamiyo |
The prehistoric age of the kami . It is also more simply used in the sense of "ancient times" or "great antiquity." In particular it refers to the age in which the kami were active, based on the myths in the Kamiyo sections of Kojiki (Book 1) and Nihongi (Books 1 and 2... |
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Kamuwaza |
Also written 神業 and神事, and pronounced alternatively kamiwaza and kanwaza . It refers to that which concerns the kami or the acts of the kami . It clearly refers to rites performed for the kami , as in Engishiki , in the section concerning the officers of the Middle Palace: "After th... |
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Kanjō |
Transferring the divided spirit of the kami to another shrine. The transferred kami is then called kanjōjin . Originally a Buddhist term referring to seeking the Buddha's teachings and an invocation to the buddhas in this world to eternally bring salvation to living beings. In Japa... |
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Kannagara |
Also written with characters such as 随神、神随、神在随、随在天神、乍神、神長柄、神奈我良、and 可牟奈我良. Nagara , made up of the particle na and gara , "true character," is a word expressing dignity. Kannagara has been interpreted in various ways, such as " kami just as they are," "... |
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Kannarau |
To learn from the behavior of the kami. The term appears in Kojiki : "My reign is according to the kami ." It has been interpreted as being synonymous with kannagara but it is a more functional expression of its spirit. In meaning it is close to "in conformity with the anc... |
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Kegare |
A polluted and evil condition; a concept opposite of purity. A condition of taboo in Shinto. From ancient times transgressions ( tsumi ) have been understood as the result of human behavior, but kegare is seen as the result of naturally occurring phenomena. It was thought that when th... |
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Keishin sūso |
A set expression composed of two Sino-Japanese compounds keishin and sūso . As one of Shintō's basic concepts, the phrase means to revere and honor kami and to respect and honor one's own ancestors. At its root, this unified notion of keishi sūso is the ancient Japanese religious cons... |
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Kenkoku |
To establish a country, or to establish the foundations of a country for the first time. It refers to the birth of a nation. It is the same as hatsukuni ( chōkoku ). Generally, nations in the ancient past had histories of both tribulation and glory leading up to their establishment as cou... |
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Kessai |
The same as saikai (purification through abstinence) and monoimi (abstinence). It is the purification of body and mind prior to a rite through the avoidance of contact with ritual pollution ( kegare ); this is done in order to perfect the qualifications of the person who serves as the ... |
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Kinki |
Taboo. To forbid any contact or proximity with things that should be abstained from. It is believed that to break the taboo would be to invite misfortune such as injury and illness. For example, people performing kami rites should avoid contact with polluted things for a specified pe... |
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Kinnō-sonnō |
Sonnō is reverence for the imperial house, while the Japanese kinnō adds a strong practical element to a sense of loyalty to the emperor. This type of imperial loyalty was advocated during the Edo period by the followers of Yamazaki Ansai, based on the Zhu Xi Neo-Confucian idea of obli... |
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Kiyū |
To die and go to the hidden realm ( kakuriyo ). Ki here does not mean to return to the origin, but simply, "to go". There is a strong idea in the Shintō view of the Other Realm ( takaikan ) that after people die they become ancestral spirits that continue to protect their descenda... |
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Kokugaku |
The common appellation given to a branch of Edo-period scholarship and thought that had the interpretation of Japanese classics and ancient literature as its subject. At times it also displayed a discourse that aimed at restoring the classical world of ancient Japan. Analogous co... |
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Kokutai |
This can be interpreted from a legal perspective as the "form of a nation." However, it generally indicates a country's spiritual and moral aspects such as its national character, national customs, national qualities, national prestige, moral obligations ( meibun ), ... |
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Konpaku |
A Sinic term that refers to the soul. In ancient China kon was related to yang (of yin-yang dualism) and to the dimension of mental activity, while haku was related to yin and the somatic, physiological dimension. Thus, the soul had a two-layered structure. Accordingly, when a person ... |
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